Lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand
Thailand: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 228.2% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand peaked at 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 445 1 in: rate varies by country, in 1985.
Thailand ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 445 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 514 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 577 1 in: rate varies by country | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 637 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 676 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 744 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 775 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 809 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 844 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 922 1 in: rate varies by country | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 998 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 1,079 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1,142 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1,200 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,234 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,277 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,358 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1,466 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 1,588 1 in: rate varies by country | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1,547 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,713 1 in: rate varies by country | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1,816 1 in: rate varies by country | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1,872 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,980 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2,017 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,049 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,044 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,099 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2,264 1 in: rate varies by country | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2,376 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,462 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2,529 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,619 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,717 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,778 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,648 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2,560 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 882 1 in: rate varies by country | -65.5% |
| 2023 | 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country | +228.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 581.5 1 in: rate varies by country, 5.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +228.2% | 882 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2022 | -65.5% | 2,560 1 in: rate varies by country | 882 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 569.8 1 in: rate varies by country | 445 1 in: rate varies by country | 676 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 974.7 1 in: rate varies by country | 744 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,234 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,663 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,277 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,017 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,394 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,044 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,778 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,246 1 in: rate varies by country | 882 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 69 Lebanon 3,293 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 70 Sri Lanka 3,132 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 71 Oman 3,068 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 73 Malaysia 2,546 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 74 Cuba 2,473 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 75 Egypt 2,223 1 in: rate varies by country compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Thailand was 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,895 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 445 1 in: rate varies by country in 1985.
- How does Thailand rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Thailand ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.